Man Injured While Crossing Street To Help Crash Victim

PLANTATION — A 33-year-old Texan who crossed a street to help someone in a car accident was struck by another vehicle at 3 p.m. Sunday, Plantation police reported.

The man, whose name was being withheld until relatives could be contacted, was in critical condition at Broward General Medical Center Sunday night.

The man, who reportedly is a firefighter, was driving his own car when he saw an eastbound vehicle plow into a tree near the intersection of Broward Boulevard and 70th Avenue. He got out of his car and began to walk toward the victim when a westbound vehicle hit him, police said. The driver of the car that struck the Texan stopped.